ABOUT SCEDC
OUR FOCUS
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Retention and expansion of existing businesses
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Recruitment of businesses to locate within Sumner County and its communities
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Provide entrepreneurs/business startups access to assistance with business plan writing, marketing and financial resources etc.
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Assist with available sites and buildings
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Assist new and existing businesses with local, state, and federal programs and incentives
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Provide resources and act as a liaison for our businesses and communities with service providers and partner agencies
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Provide support to Sumner County Communities in community development issues and needs
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Assist businesses with their workforce needs including offering training classes when grant funds are available
NEWS
UPDATED INFORMATION
WHERE WE ARE
Sumner County is located in south-central Kansas (Central Time Zone) twenty-three miles south of Wichita and abutting the Oklahoma border. Sumner County is part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area. The County encompasses 1,185 square miles and the population in 2010 was 24,132. The County seat is the City of Wellington with a population of 8,172 (2010). The County is home to eleven incorporated communities, they are Argonia, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Conway Springs, Gueda Springs, Hunnewell, Mayfield, Milan, Oxford, South Haven, and Wellington. A portion of the City of Mulvane also lies in Sumner County. There are a number of smaller communities located within the county that are not incorporated.
Sumner County Businesses
To access business listings serving the communities of Sumner County, please use Chamber Information Center or Yellowbook.
MEETING SCHEDULE
The Board meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 3:00 p.m. at the Sumner County Economic Development Commission office 314 N. Washington Wellington, Kansas.
January 12, 2021
(Retreat, Board Members Only)
February 9, 2021
March 9, 2021
April 13, 2021
May 11, 2021
June 8, 2021
July 13, 2021
August 10, 2021
September 14, 2021
October 12, 2021
November 9, 2021
December 14, 2021
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